Cabra del Camp: 45-Year-Old Man Arrested with 620 Kilos of Marijuana

The Mossos have dismantled a marijuana drying facility in Cabra del Camp and seized 620 kilograms of buds, four firearms, and 140 cartridges. The operation took place in a former poultry farm after months of discreet surveillance.

The alleged person in charge was not at the property when the agents entered. The man, 45 years old and with two previous police records, showed up the next day at the police station and was arrested; this Thursday he appeared before the court in Valls.

An old farm converted into a Marijuana drying facility

What did the agents find?

The property under investigation is a former poultry farm located in the municipality of Cabra del Camp, in Alt Camp. Inside several buildings, the Mossos found marijuana buds at different stages of preparation.

The total amount reaches 620 kilograms. It was not all the same product nor at the same point in the process:

• 240 kilograms were already dry.
• 380 kilograms were still in the drying process.

This distribution explains why the police talk about a drying facility and not just a cultivation area. According to the investigation, the property operated as a place where the drug was prepared before presumably putting it on the illicit market.

The estimated value of the whole is close to one million euros on this market. This amount was calculated by investigators based on the volume seized, not money found on the property.

Why did the investigation last for months?

The investigation began in June, when agents became aware of the possible existence of a marijuana plantation on this poultry farm. The raid took place on Monday, after months of discreet surveillance around the property.

For the reader from Cabra del Camp, the relevant detail is the location: this is not a general search throughout the municipality, but an operation at a specific former poultry facility. The police waited to gather enough information before entering. Discretion in these cases makes little noise; that is precisely the idea.

When the agents entered, they did not find the alleged person in charge of the drying facility. The man appeared the next day at the police station and was arrested then, according to the information provided by the Mossos d’Esquadra.

Four Firearms and 140 Cartridges inside the property

What weapons were seized?

The seizure was not limited to marijuana. Inside the property, agents found three long firearms, a revolver, several bladed weapons, and 140 cartridges of different calibers.

The police count is as follows:

• 3 long firearms.
• 1 revolver.
• several bladed weapons.
• 140 cartridges of different calibers.

The four firearms result from adding the three long guns and the revolver. The bladed weapons and ammunition were part of the same seizure during the entry to the property.

Subsequent checks confirmed that the main suspect did not have a weapons license. This element adds to the drug investigation and explains why the arrested man is considered the alleged perpetrator of possession of weapons and explosives, in addition to the alleged drug trafficking crime.

What is the judicial situation of the arrested man?

The arrested man is 45 years old and has two previous police records. The police consider him the alleged person responsible for the drugs and weapons found at the former poultry farm.

This Thursday he appeared before the Court of Inquiry of the Instance Court of Valls. From that moment, the police investigation is subject to judicial control, and the procedure will have to clarify the respective responsibilities.

The key word is alleged. The arrest and presentation before the court do not amount to a conviction. What is confirmed in the operation is the seizure of 620 kilograms of buds, four firearms, bladed weapons, and cartridges.

The detail that makes the operation in Cabra del Camp unique

What differentiates this case from a conventional plantation?

The volume and condition of the marijuana are the two elements that define the operation. Of the 620 kilograms seized, 380 were still drying and 240 were already dry. This focuses on the preparation and storage phase, not only on possible production.

The property had several buildings, and the buds were distributed among them. This fact helps understand why the agents describe the space as a drying facility. The property does not appear in the information as an improvised installation in a dwelling, but as a former poultry farm converted for this alleged activity.

The combination is also significant: marijuana, firearms, ammunition, and bladed weapons in the same operation. No movie needs to be added. The facts already carry enough weight.

What are the main figures of the operation?

The summary of the operation allows seeing at a glance the scope of the case and separating confirmed data from police evaluations about the product’s value.

For the neighbors, the most concrete data is the location: a former poultry farm in the municipality of Cabra del Camp. For the investigation, the most relevant is the combination of factors and the volume seized. And for the court, now begins the less spectacular but decisive part: determining exactly what can be attributed to the arrested man.

The reality is that a property apparently outside the usual circuit of an urban center can end up concentrating a large-scale operation: 620 kilograms of marijuana, four firearms, and ammunition. The Cabra del Camp case leaves a very concrete image of how a former poultry farm can become the scene of an investigation for drug trafficking and possession of weapons, with a 45-year-old man before the court and many questions still pending answers.

Source of the article: Editorial / Catalan News Agency